What do you say to a mooch? -Vent

[Skywalker]

I think one of the problems is, usually "moochers" are usually likeable. My family loves my cousin, he's one of those guys that is uber charming, personable, friendly and nice. lol, it's just after he hugs you, you have to check your pockets to make sure he has borrowed 50 bucks.

I think we have the same cousin. Hey bro.

And it never ever ends unless you put a stop to it. As proof: The mooch in my family successfully mooched $1 MILLION off of another family member. Yes, folks, you read that right. $1 MILLION. And what does she have to show for it? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. They spent it junk. If they had just saved it or even half of it, they could be sitting pretty right now. But nope, that family member died, they ran through the inheritance in record time, they turned to another family member and tried the manipulative behavior on them. Fortunately, that person had a spine and said, "NO" enough times, that they finally gave up. And... got jobs. Yes, in their 50s, they finally got real jobs. They are still finding the occasional new person to mooch off of, but not in the style to which they were accustomed. So, oh, the horror, they have to WORK!

And this is my sister-in-law!! (Except it was "only" $100,000 not a million). Starting to think we might be all extended family here lol.

 

[LukenDC]

You have my sympathies. Dealing with a mooch or entitled family member can be extremely stressful. It's not always easy to say "no," and once you do, the fallout from tantrums, passive aggressive behavior, phone calls, e-mails, etc. can be awful.

 

[jdb in AZ]

I wonder what it is about moochers and their charisma. Ours can be just as charming as he wants. Or he can blame us for not answering the door when he wanted $$$. He's currently sitting in jail, and blames us for not giving him the money to pay his bills, so he stole some stuff.

If he stayed away from drugs, casinos, and loose women, he wouldn't have these problems.